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401k Auto-Enrollment Practices Can Reduce Employee Stress During Open Enrollment Season 401k auto-enrollment has worked well in the retirement plan industry to help boost employee participation and overall savings ...

401k Plan Fee Benchmarking services can pay for themselves in future cost savings.  After a recent Fiduciary Training Program at Rice University, The Plan Sponsor University Founder and CEO, ...

To Borrow or Not to Borrow from a 401k Plan? That is a tough question by Michael Bourne When a company is setting up a new retirement savings plan, ...

Cross-Testing:  A Very Flexible Arrow in the Retirement Plan Quiver by Ilene H. Ferenczy, Esq Suppose you are the plan administrator for a larger company and you want to design ...

TPA Critical to 401k plans during Mergers and Acquisitions Alison Cohen, Esq., a partner and compliance guru at Ferenczy Benefits Law Center, an Atlanta firm focusing on the practical ...

The Benefits of HSAs and How to Start one Health Savings Accounts are gaining popularity allowing employees to save not for what will likely be large health care costs ...

Leverage Your TPA : How 401k Plan Sponsors Can Best Achieve It! Mike Bourne, managing partner for Atéssa Benefits in San Diego, and incoming NIPA CFO, discusses how clients ...

401k Plan Leakage Puts Many of America’s Workers in a Precarious Position at Retirement 401k plan leakage is big business these days.  Approximately 1.5% of assets “leak” out of ...

401k Plan Fees can be an Asset for Your Plan Participants if Properly Managed 401k plan fees are top of mind for every Plan Fiduciary and Retirement Committee Members.  ...

Managing Stress at Work May Be the Key to Workers Saving More for Retirement Managing stress at work is becoming increasingly important to employers.  Financial wellness programs are quickly ...